Crime Rates at Lime Grove, Portsmouth, PO6 4DQ

Lime Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Paulsgrove , and the 256th highest crime rate of 578 local areas in Portsmouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Grove (PO6 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Paulsgrove average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Grove (PO6 4DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rydal Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.